A first impression can last forever. And in most congregations, a potential congregant's first impression comes from a telephone interaction with a member of the office staff or volunteer. This training guide teaches both new and classic communications techniques and presents a variety of training scenarios.
Chavurot are effective in creating intimacy and connection and in meeting members’ needs at different times in the lifecycle of membership. This guide provides you with complete information on how to establish, coordinate and sustain chavurot. Also check out a sample Chavurah Application.
Synagogue Membership and Dues: FAQ
Resource guide for congregations that wish to reach out to unaffiliated Jews in their twenties and thirties.
Bring a breath of fresh air to your programming by taking study and worship into a natural setting.
This brochure contains specialized sections for small, medium and large congregations with suggestions and practical steps that will help you create a warm and inviting environment that embraces diversity.
This checklist will help you and other synagogue leaders determine how user-friendly your congregation really is for those new to Judaism and Jewish life. Use it with your temple staff, your Outreach Committee, Membership Committee, or Board of Trustees to identify areas of strength and enhance your Outreach capacity
Reach out to the unaffiliated, welcome and integrate new members and retain members throughout the life-cycle of membership. This resource not only includes diagnostic exercises for the Board of Trustees and your membership committee but also offers programmatic suggestions and best practices. Included is an interactive CD full of membership essentials to be adapted for your own congregation.
Available through the URJ Press at www.urjpress.com or by phone at 888.489.8242.
This will assist your leadership in communicating with your membership through yearly phone calls.
This brochure describes both the Board Membership Workshops offered by the Department of Outreach and Membership, as well as the Board Workshops offered by the Department of Synagogue Management.
Get to know your members and use the information you gather to help them to feel like insiders in no time!
These are two cutting-edge gateway programs with liberal Jewish content designed to pique the interest of expectant and new parents who wish to understand Jewish rituals and traditions that will help them welcome and introduce their new child to Jewish Life.
This primer was designed to help your congregation effectively advertise your temple's entry programs in the secular print media, so that you can welcome those who are already looking for you.
This questionnaire has been devised to assist your Board of Trustees, your membership committee or your housing committee to evaluate how welcoming your congregation really is.
This pamphlet is a valuable resource for any membership chair. From the basics of committee structure to tips on recruitment, engagement and retention, you will find great ideas and resources to help in your sacred mission.
Created to examine the value of belonging to a synagogue and to dispel myths about synagogue membership, focusing on the synagogue as a house of worship, a house of assembly, and a house of learning.
